Heartsdales

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Name = Heartsdales


Img_capt = Heartsdales on the set of their PV for "Stay".
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Origin = Tokyo/New York
Genre = Urban contemporary
Years_active = 2001-2006 [As a duo]
Label = AVEX TRAX [ [http://www.last.fm/music/Heartsdales Heartsdales – Listen free at Last.fm ] ]
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URL = [http://www.heartsdales.net/index.htm Heartsdale's official web site]
Current_members = Rum
Jewels
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Heartsdales was a Japanese hip hop group composed of sisters nihongo|Yumi Sugiyama|杉山ユミ|Sugiyama Yumi and nihongo|Emi Sugiyama|杉山エミ|Sugiyama Emi, known by their stage names Rum and Jewels, respectively.

Yumi was born on December 17 1981, and Emi on December 4 1976 in Tokyo, Japan. Their family moved to the Yonkers area of New York right after Yumi was born, due to their father's job as an interior designer. In 1995, the family moved back to Japan, and Yumi attended Tama Art University and Emi attended Keio University.

In summer 2001, Yumi and Emi appeared on the TV audition program ASAYAN. They won the competition, and landed a contract with AVEX Entertainment . They adopted the name "Heartsdales" as a reference to the hamlet of Hartsdale, New York.

They released their first album, "Radioactive", in 2002 under AVEX Record's sublabel Cutting Edge. Their first single, "So Tell Me," was ranked 6th on the Oricon music rankings. Since then, they released 6 albums and 14 singles. Artimage is Heartsdales' management office, who also manages other Japanese hip-hop artists such as m-flo and Double.

On June 22, 2006, Heartsdales announced on their official website that they were going to break-up to pursue new endeavors. [http://www.heartsdales.net/060620/index.html] Yumi now lives in New York City and has started a design studio, "Studio Yumi," (http://www.studioyumi.com) and attends the Parsons The New School for Design. Jewels lives in Tokyo.

Trivia

* Many of the songs on the album "SUGAR SHINE" were co-written, co-arranged, and co-produced by Verbal of m-flo.
* Jewels and Rum both practiced kendo, along with their brother and both parents.

Discography

Albums

ingles

Collaborations / Compilations

* "Woman" - Keizo Nakanishi featuring Heartsdales (CD Album "Idenshi" - 07.30.2003)
* "Helpless Game" - Heartsdales Featuring Verbal and Mika Nakashima (CD Album "Radioactive")
* " Helpless Rain ( But I'm Falling too Deep Version)" - Mika Nakashima Feat. Verbal and Heartsdales (CD Single "Helpless Rain")
* "SWITCH" - LISA featuring Kumi Koda & Heartsdales (CD Single "SWITCH/I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU")
* "SWITCH" - LISA featuring Kumi Koda & Heartsdales (CD Album "Gratitude")
* "Wet N' Wild" - Heartsdales featuring SUITE CHIC (CD Album "Sugar Shine")
* "STARSTRUCK~"The Return of the LuvBytes" - m-flo loves AI & Hinouchi Emi & RUM(Heartsdales) (CD Album "ASTROMANTIC" - 05.26.2004)
* "It's a small World" - Kumi Koda & Heartsdales (Soundtrack "80 Days" - 11.03.2004)
* "It's a small World" - Kumi Koda & Heartsdales (CD Album "secret" (first press) - 02.09.2005)
* "Oh Boy" - JHETT featuring Heartsdales (CD Album "JHETT a.k.a. YAKKO for AQUARIUS" - 03.24.2005)
* "Push It" (Compilation "We Love Dance Classics Vol. 1" - 03.24.2005)
* "speedster" - three NATION feat. Heartsdales (CD Album "Dance Floor Lovers" - 3.15.2006)
* "player" - Origa featuring Heartsdales (Soundtrack "" OP Song 11.22.2006)

References

External links

* [http://www.heartsdales.net/index2.htm Official Website]
* [http://www.studioyumi.com STUDIO YUMI]
* [http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/jewelsheartsjewels Jewels' Official Blog]